Gombe Govt. settles N25.6bn gratuities in 6 years
By Peter Uwumarogie
The Gombe State Government has expended N25.6 billion in payment of gratuities to retirees in the past six years.
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya said this during the presentation of cheques for the payment of backlog of gratuities to Local Government Councils’ retirees, on Tuesday in Gombe.
Yahaya said that his administration inherited N21.8 billion backlog of unpaid gratuities and unmet obligations, which weighed heavily on retired civil servants.
He, however, said his administration had settled the inherited gratuity obligations, and began settling obligations accrued during his tenure.
The governor said the gesture was a clear testament to his administration’s commitment to accountability, and improvement of the welfare of workers, who dedicated their productive years in service.
“In view of our commitment to the welfare of our civil servants both retired and active, we have so far disbursed N23.566 billion in gratuity payments over the past six years.
“With today’s additional payment of N2.06 billion, we have achieved a historic cumulative payment of N25.626 billion in gratuity payments from 2019 to date.
“The cumulative gratuity of the state to date including the N21 billion inherited is N37 billion,” he said, adding that N16 billion, which covered the period of his administration was added to the inherited amount.
Yahaya said the outstanding obligation to date both for the state and LGCs amounted to N12.07 billion, representing 32.01 per cent.
The governor reiterated commitment to achieve zero gratuity liability by 2027, through sustained quarterly payments, innovative public financial management strategies and prudent fiscal planning.
Mr Umar Abdu, Chairman, Committee for the Review and Ascertain the Correctness of Outstanding Gratuity and Payment, said the N2.06 billion disbursement would cover over 1,000 LGC retirees.
Abdu said with the current payment, over N19.3 billion had been paid to the state retirees while N6.5 billion to the LGCs retirees. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Benson Ezugwu/Rabiu Sani-Ali
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